Published June 17, 2013 | Version v1
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Microstructural variations in Cu/Nb and Al/Nb nanometallic multilayers

Creators

  • 1. Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089 (United States)
  • 2. Institute of Nanotechnology and Karlsruhe NanoMicro Facility, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 76021 Karlsruhe (Germany)
  • 3. Helmholtz Institute Ulm, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen (Germany)

Description

Miscible (Al/Nb) and immiscible (Cu/Nb) nanometallic multilayer systems were characterized by means of transmission electron microscopy techniques, primarily by automated crystallographic orientation mapping, which allows for the resolution of crystal structures and orientations at the nanoscale. By using this technique, distinctive Nb orientations in relation to the crystallographic state of the Al and Cu layer structures can be observed. Specifically, the Al and Cu layers were found to consist of amorphous, semi-amorphous, and crystalline regions, which affect the overall multilayer microstructure.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1063/1.4811822;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
24
Journal Page Range
p. 241911-241911.4
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
44117466
Subject category
S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ALUMINIUM; AMORPHOUS STATE; COPPER; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CRYSTALS; LAYERS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NIOBIUM; ORIENTATION; RESOLUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEMENTS; METALS; MICROSCOPY; REFRACTORY METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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